Loyola Univ. Health Sys- Microbiology & Immunology: How My Body Fights Germs!

Platelets

Platelets are part of your blood.

Platelets help your body in many ways.

When you get a cut, they help stop your bleeding

by clinging together. They also help keep out

germs when they cling together.

They form a cover over the cut, just like a band-aid.

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Created: June 7, 1999